My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 75: New Skill for the Administrator’s Coat
Earlier, Li Rui used white ordinary quality enhancement materials to upgrade the administrator’s jacket.
Now it’s different. After stopping Zuo Qiutian from resurrecting the Demon King, he obtained three Epic Level Life Reviving Branches, with an item level of 15. Using these to enhance the level 10 administrator’s jacket would greatly increase the experience.
Li Rui rubbed his hands together and started using the first essence, discovering that the progress bar shot up to 33%; three of them could almost raise a level.
At the same time, an exclamation mark popped up in the enhancement bar.
[You have used an Epic Level item on unique growth-type equipment. The operation instructions are as follows.]
The text of the instructions was small and complex, and it took Li Rui quite a while to finally understand them. It basically means that the higher the quality of the enhancement materials, the rarer the entries that appear, with the probability equal to the rate of experience covered at the same level.
In short, if you’re enhancing from level 10 to level 11 now, using 33% Epic Level Life Reviving Branches and 67% ordinary enhancement materials, in theory, it has a 33% chance of producing an Epic Level entry, and a 67% chance of still producing an ordinary entry, like +1% to some resistance.
Li Rui was well aware of his luck; 33% might as well be 0%. To ensure the appearance of an Epic Level entry, all three Life Reviving Branches had to be used, with at most 1% left for ordinary materials.
He decided to just do it, thinking that practical experience was the best way to learn.
Three Life Reviving Branches disappeared, and he casually used some ordinary materials, gaining a whole level’s worth of progress.
At this point, the administrator’s jacket had gained an entry.
[Active Skill—Beggar’s Version Everlasting Life: Greatly increases recovery ability for 5 seconds. CD time 3 hours, with the CD not shared inside or outside the Secret Realm.]
Li Rui’s eyes widened. Although the words "Beggar’s Version" looked a bit unsightly, the skill itself was a good one. It was the exclusive ability of Hunters, yet it appeared directly on this piece of equipment.
The duration was a bit short, making it hard to use as a breakthrough skill, but it could be used for emergency healing of injuries. It could even be used in battle, much better than Golden Wound Medicine.
At this point, he glanced at the ordinary materials in his item bar and suddenly felt they were meaningless.
Using these things to enhance the administrator’s jacket was an insult to it!
After all, entries only appear when an item levels up, and the number of upgrades is limited. The highest-known agent level currently is just over level 80.
If ordinary materials are always used for enhancements, it would still be a very powerful piece of equipment. But by using at least rare materials for enhancements, it might even surpass any armor that has ever appeared.
But there’s a problem.
Ordinary people, when receiving mission rewards and drawing random materials, have a very small chance of getting rare-grade materials. As is his bad luck, it’s even harder for him.
"Where to find them?"
Li Rui thought, assigning tasks for specific high-quality items is rare, usually the hardest in a Secret Realm, and the number is limited.
If relying entirely on myself, my character might reach level 70, and the jacket would only reach level 30, which certainly wouldn’t be enough.
Suddenly he remembered, there’s another way to get materials.
Current Realm Overlap.
Li Rui immediately went to Wen Yan to inquire: "Sister Yan, can the materials from Current Realm Overlap be purchased?"
"Ordinary materials can be exchanged now, but for high rarity ones, you need to reach the corresponding job grade."
Wen Yan smiled wryly, "You have to understand, there are fewer high-quality items."
Li Rui asked, "What grade can buy rare quality materials?"
"According to regulations, intermediate agents can purchase rare Current Realm materials."
"Got it."
Li Rui rubbed his hands together. Agents within the organization can submit Current Realm materials in exchange for contribution points. These points can be cashed out or used to exchange for materials submitted by others, with almost no price difference—it’s essentially a trading mechanism.
He needs to take advantage of the break between Secret Realms to go on field missions, earning field mission rewards and upgrading his job grade in the process.
Once having enough wealth and power, he plans to go on a material-buying spree! Only using materials of rare quality or higher to enhance the administrator’s jacket, while the ordinary materials would be used to enhance other equipment worth upgrading.
However, another problem arose. Huangliang City’s environment is relatively calm. In the past month, there were just two Current Realm Overlaps, so there likely won’t be any field missions for a while.
What to do?
Li Rui decided to ask the all-capable Brother Ba.
"Field missions?"
Wang Ba scratched his head, "Our duty is to guard Huangliang City. Where can I find field missions for you?"
"Other regions?"
"That’s others’ territory. No, no." Wang Ba shook his head vehemently.
Li Rui stayed silent, looking at him pitifully.
"Sigh."
Wang Ba clicked his tongue, "Then I’ll ask the president."
He could only contact Wu Mengying, who had already left Guotong Mansion, and report the situation.
He thought he’d get scolded for being out of line, but unexpectedly, the other party agreed right away.
"Sure, there’s a prophetic Current Realm in Mihe City, between levels 15-20. I’ll transfer him there temporarily."
Wu Mengying is the president of the Huangliang branch, but Wang Ba had long since introduced that this branch also manages three neighboring cities, Mihe City being one of them.
After hanging up, Wang Ba frowned.
"Brother Ba, what’s the matter?"
"I feel more and more like I’m not a team leader anymore."
"Then like what?"
"Like a messenger eunuch."
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Mihe City is located in the northern part of Donglin Province, with another city between it and Huangliang City.
The operations here are overseen by a vice president of the Huangliang branch, with a total of three action teams.
The reason for the small number of people is that this is a tourist city with a large flow of people, and Current Realm Overlaps often occur in sparsely populated areas, like deep forests, low-traffic highways, abandoned villages, etc.
The low frequency of Current Realm Overlaps means that fewer people are needed, and the strength requirement is relatively low. In Huangliang City, the minimum requirement to become an action team leader is level 25, while here it’s just level 22.
Zhou Xiong’s name matches his image, a man full of masculine aura with abundant body hair.
Like most Secret Realm agents in this city, he belongs to the type that doesn’t seek progress and just gets by.
He usually smokes, drinks, and plays Mahjong. When there’s a mission, he resolves it; when there’s none, he takes it easy. He didn’t even glance at the notification for signing up for the Secret Realm battleground.
It didn’t concern him anyway.
Therefore, when the prophetic Current Realm Overlap appeared and was assigned to their team, Zhou Xiong was a bit unhappy because the Secret Realm time was on the weekend, and he had promised to take his daughter to the movies.
But complaints aside, he skillfully distributed the assignments, hoping the Current Realm would appear Saturday morning so he could fulfill his promise in the afternoon.
"This time the prophecy location is the unfinished villa area behind South Mountain."
Zhou Xiong said, leaning sideways in his chair, "The Current Realm level is quite high, 15-20. Our entire team has to mobilize."
"Boss, why not borrow two from other teams? You’re the only one above level 20, it’s dangerous."
"You’re not far from level 20 yourselves. Have you gotten too used to the good life? Can’t fight without a level advantage?" Zhou Xiong said grumpily.
Just then, the phone rang, and he picked it up, slightly collecting his lazy demeanor.
"Hello, Vice President Gong? Temporary transfer? I didn’t borrow anyone, okay, okay, I don’t care; I don’t care, what person? Level 17, Rain Summoner? What do I need a Rain Summoner for? Don’t ask? Alright, having support is better than none, got it."
Zhou Xiong spread his hands to the person just claiming it was dangerous: "See, isn’t that support?
Everyone rolled their eyes at him.
"Brother Zhou, does a Rain Summoner count as support?"
